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15:20 Ayr

Champagne De Castelnau Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 4 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Heavy, Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £3,900 added
  • Winner: £2,534
  • 2nd: £744
  • 3rd: £372
  • 4th: £186
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 19.80s
  • Off Time: 15:21:01
  • 4 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Stanley Bridge

11/4

    1
    Silk - Purple, Emerald Green star, Mauve cap

    Carters Rest

    39 pt CD
    7/4
    • Form 058212
    • Age 9
    • Weight 11-12
    • Official Rating 100

    led, headed 3 out, ridden before 2 out, weakened before last

    2
    Silk - Light green, yellow sash, white and yellow hooped cap

    See The Legend

    32 C
    2/1
    • Form 835P-51
    • Age 7
    • Weight 11-0
    • Official Rating 88

    tracked leader, pushed along and challenged 3 out, ridden to chase winner before last, no extra

    3
    Silk - Maroon and Yellow (halved), Yellow sleeves, quartered cap

    Stanley Bridge

    17 D
    11/4
    • Form 231351
    • Age 5
    • Weight 10-12
    • Official Rating 86

    tracked leaders in 3rd, headway to lead 3 out, clear before last, eased towards finish

    4
    Silk - Red, royal blue seams, chevrons on sleeves, red cap, white star

    Dessie Gray (IRE)

    67
    13/2
    • Form 00097
    • Age 5
    • Weight 10-1
    • Official Rating 75

    in rear, weakened from 4 out, soon pulled up

    Previous results

    2011
    Silk -

    Imperial Breeze (IRE)

    8/1
    • Age 6
    • Weight 11-9

    2010
    Silk -

    Overturn (IRE)

    4/5
    • Age 6
    • Weight 11-12

    In depth

    Verdict

    Dessie Gray has done nothing to suggest he can be competitive but the remaining trio look closely matched. Carters Rest was raised 6lb for his C&D success in early January and was unfortunate to bump into an improver on a return visit later in the month. See The Legend appeared to enjoy this trip when scoring here last month and an 8lb rise, coupled with the drop back to the minimum, might see her struggle for pace. STANLEY BRIDGE has run 18 times over timber but ran his best race to date when scoring under a fine Lucy Alexander ride at Wetherby last month. His 5lb rise is negated by the rider here and a double looks on the cards.

    Formwatch

    Carters Rest 9-4 (11-1) Tracked leaders and keen, ridden before 2 out, kept on well to take towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Ros Castle (11-10) at Ayr 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Jan.

    See The Legend 6-1 (10-11) Held up in touch, challenging when left in lead 3 out, headed before 2 out, led run-in, just held on, won at Ayr 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft in Feb beating Ancient Times (10-9) by shd, 14 ran.

    Stanley Bridge 8-1 (10-13) Held up, not fluent 5th, headway after 6th, challenged 2 out, edged left and led last, driven out, won at Wetherby 2m cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs in Feb beating Harry Handsome (11-8) by 1/2l, 10 ran.

    Dessie Gray (IRE) 100-1 (11-5) Towards rear, never a factor, 7th of 9, well behind Getting Ready (11-5) at Ayr 2m mdn hdl (5) sft in Jan.